20-02-2006, 03:25 PM
Sorry but there might be a small problem...
Does S&L make a left handed model 97DL ????
From the very few S&L 97DL's I have handled and shot, my impression is of an extremely well made and well designed rifle.
Like all firearms there are "niggles" little things one could wish were different or maybe "better"
Fact of the matter is: S&L rifles i standard calibres such as 6,5x55 or .308 and so on all shoot extremely precisely with standard factory ammunition (and also hunting ammo)
The S&L bolt-action lock is very fast to operate, and the trigger is (when properly adjusted/set) one of the best I have tried.
Personally i do not like the construction of the magasine much, but this is a personal opinion, not an objective test of the function.
My main dislike of the 97-DL is that it is rather long and heavy, mostly beacuse of the very generously dimensioned receiver.
(I have no doubts that it is exceptionally strong!)
A shorter reciever for the shorter calibres (.308) perhaps with a slightly less "overengineered" receiver would be a most welcome addition to S&L's line
Since S&L's lock in the Barrel, i seems to me that they COULD make an alloy version of the receiver.
Finish on the rifles i have seen vary widely with the price!!
I have seen very finely done checkering on very nice Walnut, but also rather sloppily made checkering on "standard grades"
Steel surface finish have always been very good on the rifles I have seen.
Hilsner
Dravis aka:FMJ
"Sapere Aude: Dare to KNOW!" Nu med .376Steyr
Does S&L make a left handed model 97DL ????
From the very few S&L 97DL's I have handled and shot, my impression is of an extremely well made and well designed rifle.
Like all firearms there are "niggles" little things one could wish were different or maybe "better"
Fact of the matter is: S&L rifles i standard calibres such as 6,5x55 or .308 and so on all shoot extremely precisely with standard factory ammunition (and also hunting ammo)
The S&L bolt-action lock is very fast to operate, and the trigger is (when properly adjusted/set) one of the best I have tried.
Personally i do not like the construction of the magasine much, but this is a personal opinion, not an objective test of the function.
My main dislike of the 97-DL is that it is rather long and heavy, mostly beacuse of the very generously dimensioned receiver.
(I have no doubts that it is exceptionally strong!)
A shorter reciever for the shorter calibres (.308) perhaps with a slightly less "overengineered" receiver would be a most welcome addition to S&L's line
Since S&L's lock in the Barrel, i seems to me that they COULD make an alloy version of the receiver.
Finish on the rifles i have seen vary widely with the price!!
I have seen very finely done checkering on very nice Walnut, but also rather sloppily made checkering on "standard grades"
Steel surface finish have always been very good on the rifles I have seen.
Hilsner
Dravis aka:FMJ
"Sapere Aude: Dare to KNOW!" Nu med .376Steyr
Hilsner
Dravis aka:FMJ
"Sapere Aude: Dare to KNOW!"
"Do not adjust your mind, there's a fault in reality"
"Når to deler et ansvar, så er der to procent til hver"
Dravis aka:FMJ
"Sapere Aude: Dare to KNOW!"
"Do not adjust your mind, there's a fault in reality"
"Når to deler et ansvar, så er der to procent til hver"